Survivor (Noun)
Meaning 1
An animal that survives in spite of adversity; "only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters".
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 2
One who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
One who outlives another; "he left his farm to his survivors".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The widow was the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her husband.
- The insurance policy paid out to the survivors of the deceased.
- After her mother's passing, she was the only survivor of her immediate family.
- He named his children and grandchildren as the beneficiaries, making them the survivors of his large estate.
- In the will, it was stated that the majority of the assets would go to the survivor of the two sisters.